In
UTEP History

Students
receive the opportunity to vote on new school colors and song. Until
1980, UTEP shared the same colors (orange and white) and song (“The
Eyes of Texas”) with U.T. Austin. The school would add royal blue as
a school color and adapt Marty Robbin’s ballad, “El Paso” as the new
fight song (April 8 1980), College of Mines’
president Wilson H. Elkins approves the awarding of a Bachelor of
Music degree (April 9, 1949) A three-judge federal
court denies the request of Texas Western College to remove the
Thelma White anti-segregation lawsuit to a higher court, noting that
school segregation issues were a “trivial” matter in the wake
of Brown v. Board of Education, (April 11 1955), SB
183—the bill approving the creation of a school of mines in
El Paso—is signed into law by the governor of Texas and is slated to
become effective in 90 days and upon the purchase of the El Paso
Military Institute (April 13, 1913).
Learn
more in the UTEP Encyclopedia.

Recent
Activities

Announcements – New Documentary on UTEP History to Premiere during
Open House.On
Campus –Hundreds tasted Salsa, Queso and Bean Dip in the Pick Your Flavor event. The New Mexico
Texas Philosophical Society held their 65th Annual Conference. Faculty and
community pharmacists discussed and presented research efforts and
accomplishments during the UTEP Centennial Pharmacy Symposium. Hundreds
of High School students visited the UTEP campus for an exciting day of
exhibits, hands-on activities and motivational presentations during the Science
and Engineering Extravaganza. Centennial
Stories – Grad
Fair 2014.100 @ 100 –
Interviews with Charles Martin (History) and Vladik Kreinovich (Computer
Science). Tune in
this week to hear interviews with Jorge Gardea-Torresdey
(Environmental Science) and Rosa Fitzgerald (Physics)El
Paso Times Series – Article on the new
exhibit that will be featured in the Centennial Museum titled “UTEP in the
News”In
the News – The Ruben Salazar documentary screening.
Coverage of the Campus Open
House.
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